The grand canal is the widest canal in Venice, effectively splitting the city in two, with relatively few bridges (only four, three of which were built in the…
Many "palazzi" (palaces, 15th century and later) are built on the grand canal.
Church delli Scalzi, 17th century, the only church in Venice built with carrera marble.
Gondola on the grand canal.
Gondola parking.
Rialto bridge, (originally 1181, current bridge: 1591), the oldest and only bridge across the grand canal until the mid-19th century. It is covered by two rows…
Rialto bridge.
On top of the Rialto bridge: shops.
Ponte dell'Accademia, wooden bridge over the Grand Canal, built 1854, rebuilt 1985.
Constitution bridge, the latest bridge to straddle over the grand canal, opened in September 2008.